ASG’s Jeffrey Lowe interviews Alud Davies - long-time aviation journalist & blogger, and hired gun to beef up ASG’s ‘Business Jet Country Profiles’ - about the state of the business jet market in Korea, Japan & Greater China. Then Alud’s journalistic urges kick in, the tables are turned and Alud starts asking the questions.
LISTEN IN AS THEY DISCUSS:
The business of business aviation blogging & its benefits (00:38)
Alud admits he’s an “aviation geek” & we blame our fathers (01:05)
He proves he’s a humble man (01:47)
And why we chose him (02:40)
South Korea
Overview (03:40)
Activity & size of the market (03:53)
The domestic scene & size categories (04:18)
Infrastructure or lack thereof in Korea (05:17)
The HL registration (05:43)
Alud sums it up (06:16)
Japan
Overview (06:35)
The dominant OEMs in the market (07:00)
Source of growth (07:15)
HondaJet comes home (07:28)
The biggest operator (08:50)
Olympics & Infrastructure (09:03)
Breaking down and cutting through the red tape (09:20)
Japanese culture and the perception of business aviation (10:11)
Greater China
First impressions & the decline of the Greater China market (11:45)
Reasons for the decline (12:04)
Murkiness and the impact of the trade dispute (12:23)
Then along comes Covid-19 & comparisons (13:22)
Business sentiment & confidence and their effect (14:14)
Fleet drivers, size preferences & what’s leaving (14:40)
Large cabin blues & where’s the replacements? (15:33)
Impact of tariffs & decision making (16:30)
What about other size categories? (17:16)
Is the issue infrastructure or just travel habits in Mainland China (17:47)
Operator tales, parentage, the competitive landscape and One Country / Two Systems (18:48)
Expectations for 2H20, Covid-19 & Hong Kong’s “new normal” (23:50)
Hong Kong overview and it’s the economy! (25:30)
Parking & slots issues in Hong Kong (26: 27)
Is Macau our salvation? I don’t think so (27:54)
Taiwan overview – slow & steady (31:12)
Market characteristics & bucking the trend (32:04)
US Products and Gulfstream (32:30)
This is a preview of Asian Sky Media’s Country Profile series, which features in depth analysis into the Business Jet sector for every country and region in the Asia Pacific. To acquire the Country Profiles, please click here.
To learn more about the comprehensive coverage and breakdown of the business jet fleet in the Asia Pacific Region, download a copy of our Asia Pacific Business Jet Fleet Report
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ASG’s Jeffrey Lowe interviews Alud Davies - long-time aviation journalist & blogger, and hired gun to beef up ASG’s ‘Business Jet Country Profiles’ - about the state of the business jet market in Korea, Japan & Greater China. Then Alud’s journalistic urges kick in, the tables are turned and Alud starts asking the questions.
LISTEN IN AS THEY DISCUSS:
The business of business aviation blogging & its benefits (00:38)
Alud admits he’s an “aviation geek” & we blame our fathers (01:05)
He proves he’s a humble man (01:47)
And why we chose him (02:40)
South Korea
Overview (03:40)
Activity & size of the market (03:53)
The domestic scene & size categories (04:18)
Infrastructure or lack thereof in Korea (05:17)
The HL registration (05:43)
Alud sums it up (06:16)
Japan
Overview (06:35)
The dominant OEMs in the market (07:00)
Source of growth (07:15)
HondaJet comes home (07:28)
The biggest operator (08:50)
Olympics & Infrastructure (09:03)
Breaking down and cutting through the red tape (09:20)
Japanese culture and the perception of business aviation (10:11)
Greater China
First impressions & the decline of the Greater China market (11:45)
Reasons for the decline (12:04)
Murkiness and the impact of the trade dispute (12:23)
Then along comes Covid-19 & comparisons (13:22)
Business sentiment & confidence and their effect (14:14)
Fleet drivers, size preferences & what’s leaving (14:40)
Large cabin blues & where’s the replacements? (15:33)
Impact of tariffs & decision making (16:30)
What about other size categories? (17:16)
Is the issue infrastructure or just travel habits in Mainland China (17:47)
Operator tales, parentage, the competitive landscape and One Country / Two Systems (18:48)
Expectations for 2H20, Covid-19 & Hong Kong’s “new normal” (23:50)
Hong Kong overview and it’s the economy! (25:30)
Parking & slots issues in Hong Kong (26: 27)
Is Macau our salvation? I don’t think so (27:54)
Taiwan overview – slow & steady (31:12)
Market characteristics & bucking the trend (32:04)
US Products and Gulfstream (32:30)
This is a preview of Asian Sky Media’s Country Profile series, which features in depth analysis into the Business Jet sector for every country and region in the Asia Pacific. To acquire the Country Profiles, please click here.
To learn more about the comprehensive coverage and breakdown of the business jet fleet in the Asia Pacific Region, download a copy of our Asia Pacific Business Jet Fleet Report